I can dream about my own death.

Chapter 27 The Missing Gold

Chen Wensheng then asked curiously, "Aqua regia is a highly corrosive chemical solution and is extremely unsafe. Dissolving 67 kilograms of gold is not a simple matter, is it? Is it possible that not all the gold was dissolved, and some of it was taken away intact?"

Li Mubo nodded: "That's not impossible. Let's go outside the yard and take a look. See how many empty barrels of aqua regia are piled up inside. Let's count the number of empty barrels and see how much aqua regia was used to dissolve the gold."

The group left the room and went into the courtyard.

Subsequent reinforcements, including police officers and chemistry experts, also arrived.

After a period of inventory, the total amount of chemicals was finally tallied.

Chemical experts then performed calculations and found that the amount of these chemicals was enough to dissolve at least eighty kilograms of gold.

This amount is significantly higher than the stolen gold, which perfectly matches Li Mubo's conjecture.

"So much gold was dissolved by aqua regia, but where did the gold-dissolving aqua regia go?"

Li Mubo frowned, completely baffled.

A group of professional staff, equipped with specialized equipment, carefully inspected the courtyard where Lao Zhou had lived and conducted a thorough investigation, but found nothing further.

The whereabouts of the remaining 60-plus kilograms of gold remains a mystery.

As darkness fell, the case stalled.

After the detectives had collected all the necessary evidence, they all left the courtyard and sealed the gate, preventing unauthorized personnel from entering.

......

The workday is over.

Chen Wensheng's home wasn't far from this side, so he walked home.

After returning home, a tired Chen Wensheng ate something quickly, took a shower, and then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

The next day, as the sun rose in the east, Chen Wensheng woke up in bed.

Last night, he still had the same dream about the 104th floor of the company building. The content of the dream remained unchanged; he still committed suicide by hitting his head against the wall.

But today, he has a completely new understanding.

That is, the death scenes he dreamed about before were all because he was passively drawn into the crisis, and he was the victim.

As for his dream about the 104th floor of the company building, no one forced him or tried to harm him; it was his own inability to cope that led him to choose to commit suicide by banging his head against the wall.

This dream about the 104th floor of the company building was fundamentally different from his other two dreams.

This means that the outcome of the dream about the 104th floor of the company building might be the complete opposite; he might not die.

Thinking about this made Chen Wensheng feel much better.

After finishing his breakfast, he went to work as usual.

Because of the immense popularity of the "Gold Heist" case, the video produced by 749 Media became a viral hit.

He himself often says things that are particularly shocking, providing evidence for solving cases, and he has become quite a celebrity.

On the way, he encountered several passersby who greeted him and asked with smiles if he was a certain reporter.

At first, he quite enjoyed the feeling, and he would smile and respond to everyone's greetings.

But as more and more people started greeting him, he became troubled. He talked so much that his throat became hoarse and his smile became stiff.

At that moment, Chen Wensheng finally understood why some celebrities would put on a sour face when "facing the welcome of fans".

If you keep greeting fans enthusiastically, even with just a simple smile, your face will eventually look stiff.

He should have been able to get to the company in ten or fifteen minutes, but this time it took him almost thirty minutes, as he was delayed by passersby who greeted him.

Fortunately, he was out interviewing today and didn't need to clock in at the company. Otherwise, if he were late, he wouldn't have perfect attendance for the month.

Li Yucheng and Wang Feng were already waiting for him downstairs at the company.

Chen Wensheng hurriedly ran forward, awkwardly apologizing, "I met some enthusiastic fans on the way, who kept greeting me, which made me late. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Li Yucheng gently shook his head and said with a smile, "Wensheng, I can tell from your voice that you must have replied to everyone."

"They're so enthusiastic!" Chen Wensheng had been talking so much that his throat was a little hoarse.

"In the real world, people rarely encounter public figures. When they do, they become very curious and will enthusiastically greet them. The video about the gold heist happened to go viral locally, and since you are quite handsome and recognizable, people can easily recognize you. So, in the future, if you don't want to be bothered in this situation, just do what those celebrities do: wear a mask, a scarf, or something to cover your face when you go out."

There was a hint of bitterness in Li Yucheng's tone when he said this. After all, he was a big celebrity in Changfeng City, but his modeling skills were not as good as Chen Wensheng's, so he was not as popular as Chen Wensheng.

Chen Wensheng nodded and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Okay, I'll wear a mask next time I go out."

"Let's go! We've already been a little late, and the police station is already open. Let's hurry up and get there. If we're too slow, we might miss some good material."

As Li Yucheng spoke, he walked towards a Volkswagen car and opened the door.

Chen Wensheng glanced at the license plate and noticed that the last digit was '9'. He exclaimed in surprise, "The last digit of the license plate is '9'. Could this be a company car? Employees at our level shouldn't be able to get company cars."

"It's not that we can't apply, it's that it's very difficult!" Li Yucheng opened the car door, got into the driver's seat, and said, "Get in!"

After Chen Wensheng and Wang Feng got into the car, Li Yucheng continued, "749 Media has always let its strength speak for itself. This time, the news we followed up on about the gold heist went viral as soon as the video was uploaded. When the company saw this, they immediately approved my car request. Otherwise, we would still be struggling to take taxis or even buses and subways."

"It really is all about merit. Even the upper floors of the company building are only accessible to high-ranking employees," Chen Wensheng complained.

Li Yucheng comforted him, "Stop complaining about how strict the company is. There aren't many companies in Changfeng City that offer better benefits than ours. With such good benefits, it's not unreasonable for the company to be a little strict with its employees."

Under such a strict grading system, 749 Media has indeed never encountered any problems, and both the company's size and revenue have been steadily increasing.

Another crucial point is that the company has never had any negative news about its employees, and there have never been any reports of "employees committing suicide due to excessive pressure".

Otherwise, given his dream about the company building having 104 floors, he would have run away long ago, as far away as he could...

After chatting for a while in the Volkswagen, the group unknowingly drove to the police station.

Li Yucheng showed the security guard his identification and explained the situation. The security guard then let them pass and allowed their car to park inside the police station.

At this moment, Li Mubo hurriedly walked out of the hall, taking large, fast steps, clearly indicating that something serious had happened.

Li Yucheng turned to Wang Feng and said, "Start the machine!"

Upon seeing the three people, Li Mubo hurriedly said, "The migrant worker who was having surgery at the city hospital had an accident. He suddenly suffered heart failure and died in the hospital. This accident is too coincidental. I need to go and see if someone deliberately killed him to cover it up."

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